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Injured Maine Man Wins $5M Award for Electrical Accident

East News • November 19, 2008
A Maine man has been awarded nearly $5 million in damages for injuries he sustained six years ago in an electrical accident at a Penobscot boatyard. Bryan Smith, now 24 and formerly from ...

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Subject: power line

Posted On: November 19, 2008, 10:20 am CST
Posted By: wudchuck
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well, first of all, when was the power line put in? was the crane put in after the line was there? how long had he been operating the crane prior to the accident? sounds like missing information. if the power line was already there, then the crane installation folks should be at-fault. if the power line was installed afterwards, then i can see it being the power folks at-fault. here's the other thing, if he knew that the line was that low and had been operating the crane already knowing that the line was that low, then why did he hit the line? the continuity is broken if he is already familiar w/the hazard that was in place. was there another crane operator that had operated the same crane w/the same power line hazard? too many issues that needed to be resolved to lay proper claim. when in reality, everyone probably contributed to the accident, including the operator.

so here's the next question: can he still operate the crane? or what medical issues prohibit him from working?
Subject Posted By Posted On
RE: Our Legal System Sucks wudchuck
Nov 19, 2008, 2:49 pm
Our Legal System Sucks Filthy McNasty
Nov 19, 2008, 2:44 pm
RE: RE: power line Mongoose
Nov 19, 2008, 2:11 pm
RE: power line Looking further
Nov 19, 2008, 1:50 pm
$1M lost wages? LOL
Nov 19, 2008, 1:13 pm
RE: Excuse Me Scott
Nov 19, 2008, 1:02 pm
Excuse Me cj
Nov 19, 2008, 12:58 pm
power line wudchuck
Nov 19, 2008, 10:20 am
Ever heard of apportionment? lastbat
Nov 19, 2008, 10:11 am
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